"The Vatican Virgils" is spelled as /ði ˈvætɪkən ˈvɜrdʒəlz/. In this phrase, "the" is pronounced as /ði/ because it is followed by a vowel sound. "Vatican" is pronounced as /ˈvætɪkən/ with stress on the second syllable. "Virgils" is pronounced as /ˈvɜrdʒəlz/ with stress on the first syllable. The spelling of this phrase follows the standard English spelling conventions, with each letter in the word being pronounced phonetically as it would be in English.